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Buffalo-Conway freight routing

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:00 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Buffalo-Conway freight routing ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 587

I assume these are the only trains to work the Youngstown OH yard in the process, but how do these trains make the turn to get on the NKP to head east?

Six to 10 sounds about right for damage to the locomotives and track. Sure, If you are aiming for 'outright replacement' costs rather than 'wreck repairs'. Whether or not the train had a charger on it is irrelevant. They are jacking up the projected costs to use this accident as a reason to replace...

"Damages between 6 and 10 million" sounds like Amtrak is procuring a replacement charger on someone else's dime, while the GE goes to Beech for parts harvesting

Greencastle PA

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Sat May 13, 2023 8:29 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Greencastle PA ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 336

When NS built the short-lived intermodal terminal at Greencastle PA, they added a controlled siding to the east of the main for trains working the yard, and still retained the original controlled siding on the west side of the main. Ever since PSR and the scrambling of operations, it was not uncommo...

Dennis Washington and Herschel Walker

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Mon May 08, 2023 7:03 am ¦  Forum: Montana Rail Link ¦  Topic: Dennis Washington and Herschel Walker ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 263

Someone got tired of playing with trains and wanted to play with future senators.

https://missoulian.com/news/local/hersc ... fc880.html

East Palestine tab at $387 million (so far)

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:58 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: East Palestine tab at $387 million (so far) ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 622

This is about 10x the size of Graniteville's costs, and Graniteville involved 9 direct deaths. Something had to break the Wall Street driven fever. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/state/2023/04/26/norfolk-southern-estimates-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-will-cost-387-million/70154463007/

When your DPU keeps shovin'

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:04 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: When your DPU keeps shovin' ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 514

PSR monster train navigates between pennsylvania and alabama, only to derail in the receiving yard

https://www.railpictures.net/photo/828315/

Herzog payola?

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:54 pm ¦  Forum: Southeastern Railfan ¦  Topic: Herzog payola? ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 337

https://www.americanbridgepac.org/icymi-desantis-campaign-donors-awarded-over-1-6-billion-in-state-bids/ Article mentions how Herzog gave nothing to Rick Scott when he was governor of Florida, and received only $115,000 in state contracts. But it gave over $350,000 to DeSantis since he became govern...

Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:20 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26419

Yea, the Ravenna situation just makes the company look bad. Destroyed septic tank leach beds, unpaved parking lots that had been chewed up by sidewinders, false data over the size of the derailment to keep the event off the radar.... I mean the literal shit had to literally rise to the surface befor...

Re: Causes of Souther Pacific failure

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:12 pm ¦  Forum: General Discussion: Fallen Flags, Trolleys, and Interurbans ¦  Topic: Causes of Souther Pacific failure ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 2482

SP's finances were more protected by REGULATION than other carriers. Hauling lumber "the long way" from Oregon to St Louis via Los Angeles, El Paso, Dallas, Pine Bluff was good to SP finances. Once deregulation happened and customers could choose their routings, much of that business fled ...

Re: Derailment - Springfield, Ohio 3/4/2023

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:30 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment - Springfield, Ohio 3/4/2023 ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 3069

It sounds to me like the trainline shoots at 0:28. First sign of 'vertical issues' is with the trailing truck of the scrap hopper just in front of the three coil cars

Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:14 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26419

Roscoe, considering the ambient temperature at Salem and EP at that time, (10 degrees F), I believe these readings are significant, for which some actions - such as a speed restriction at the minimum - might be worth considering. Paul. And I'm saying that unless we know what the average working tem...

Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:15 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26419

Im curious what the average temperature of a roller bearing should be on a fully loaded plastic pellet hopper that has been rolling track speed for 3+ hours? A lot of hay has been made of the differential in bearing temps reported by consecutive defect detectors. But is the jump from 38 to 103 reall...

Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:45 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26419

If you read the reply by 'randgust' on this thread, https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,5633168 he mention another accident that was investigated by NTSB where part of the blame was laid at the feet of transmission gaps between head end and read end devices. An angle cock was closed in...

Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Roscoe P. Coaltrain ¦  Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:54 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26419

NTSB at the podium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NN6gjWT7dI

Train was 2x1 with DPU at position 109

Next up at NTSB - pushing for real-time bearing monitoring via some remote control center.

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